The Rapides Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report is now available. The theme of the report is “Making An Impact On Health” and highlights work done in support of the Foundation’s Healthy People, Education and Healthy Communities priority areas. “It is through the hard work and dedication of the Foundation’s […]
Read it NOW!! Our August 2019 edition of Around the Town is available FREE online right now. The FREE print version will be available on stands on or before August 1st at more than 160 locations in Natchitoches, Sabine and Vernon Parishes as well as Hemphill, Texas. Our paper […]
Louisiana’s new child safety seat law goes into effect August 1st, and national safety experts say the new regulations are the best in the country. State Police Lt. Nick Manale says the new laws reflect some of the best practices that safety experts have been pushing for […]
Doris Jean Eason, age 81 and originally from Marthaville, LA, passed away on July 26, 2019. She was currently a resident at Heritage Manor Stratmore Nursing Home in Shreveport, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifton and Eunice Eason; brothers, Reuben and Paul Eason; and […]
On July 19, 2019 around 8:25 p.m., officers with the Natchitoches Police Department were dispatched to the 1500 block of Pauline Street in reference to a cyber stalking complaint. Upon officers arrival they located Clarence Jenkins, the suspect, (B/M, 18 y.o.a. of Natchitoches) driving his vehicle down Raphiel […]
On July 26, 2019 around 7:50 a.m., the Natchitoches Police Department received a call from a concerned citizen that an individual fitting the description of Johnny Dubois was sitting on the steps of a residence in the 500 block of Howard Street. Upon officers arrival they were able […]
Freddie LaVell Nash of Belmont, Louisiana September 1, 1940 – July 24, 2019 Funeral services for Freddie Lavell Nash, 78, of Belmont, LA, will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Pendleton Assembly of God with Rev. Daniel Davis officiating. Burial will follow in […]
An active investigation is happening now in Louisiana. Tech experts are trying to figure out who’s behind a recent malware attack targeting schools. Yesterday, Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statewide emergency declaration after three north Louisiana school systems were affected by the malware attack. The declaration allows […]
The Natchitoches Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating the suspect, Johnny Dubois (W/M, weighing 165 pounds, around 5’11” and 33 y.o.a.). On July 25, 2019 around 7:47 p.m., an officer with the Natchitoches Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle on Keyser Avenue. The driver […]
Update: On July 25, 2019 around 11:00 a.m., the Natchitoches Police Department received a tip that Steven Vercher Jr. (B/M, 20 y.o.a, from Natchitoches) was in the 2300 block of Highway 6. Upon officers arrival to the area they located Steven Vercher Jr. who fled on foot into a […]
